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Human In Vitro Suppression as Screening Tool for the Recognition of an Early State of Immune Imbalance
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July 22, 2011
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Tregs are potent suppressors of the immune system. There is a lack of unique surface markers to define them, hence, definitions of Tregs are primarily functional. Here we describe an optimized in vitro assay capable of identifying immune imbalance in subjects at risk to develop T1D.
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Waukau, J., Woodliff, J., Glisic, S. Human In Vitro Suppression as Screening Tool for the Recognition of an Early State of Immune Imbalance. J. Vis. Exp. (53), e3071, doi:10.3791/3071 (2011).
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